take the place of

English

Verb

take the place of (third-person singular simple present takes the place of, present participle taking the place of, simple past took the place of, past participle taken the place of)

1. To supersede; to come to be used instead of someone or something.

   Computers have taken the place of paper for many everyday office tasks.

Translations

be used instead of

• Esperanto: anstataŭi
• Polish: zajmować miejsce impf, zająć miejsce pf